My Refrigerator Turned Into A Dungeon
Chapter 313

Giant Crocodile Sarcosuchus

When humans experience an intense mental shock, their minds go blank, and their bodies freeze.

For instance, when an out-of-control car hurtles toward them, or they wake up surrounded by roaring flames—those moments epitomize it.

However, these are moments when the grim reaper locks its gaze on you, and only death awaits beyond. To survive, warriors must immediately think and move, even under immense psychological pressure.

In other words, even when trapped in a critical situation, brain cells must ignite like a spark plug scattering intense sparks, blood must boil, muscles must enter a feverish dancing state, and desperate, superhuman strength must arise.

Only by achieving this can one find life within death, like George and Mary.

Meanwhile, the giant crocodile’s eyes were successfully crushed, but now it’s rampaging uncontrollably. I tried extending the rock salt stake I had planted in its head to attack further, but it resisted fiercely.

“Grr… It’s tough to channel magic inside an enemy’s body! But how about this? Skill [Craft], let’s see if I can make it work!!”

Taking advantage of the giant crocodile’s momentary vulnerability, I decided to modify the rock salt stake using the [Craft] skill. Maintaining its strength, I hollowed out the inside, boring a hole toward the brain, and then...

“Take this, strong acid injection! [Strong Acid Injection]!!”

I unleashed the [Strong Acid] skill, which has proven reliably effective since I first acquired it.

This trusty skill, so potent in a pinch, carried the wish, “Melt away, melt away, let its brain melt away!” Acid coursed through the hollowed rock salt tube and delivered a direct strike to the brain.

The giant crocodile convulsed violently as if it were a stunned fish, its nerves firing uncontrollably. Simultaneously, its legs gave out, and it slammed its belly into the ground, raising a massive cloud of dust before coming to a halt on the baseball field.

At last, I released my grip on the tightly held rock salt steering wheel and exhaled deeply.

(Phew… finally stopped. But it’s not dead yet. Truly, reptilian monsters have absurd vitality.)

The giant crocodile, now convulsing all over and in a near-death state, still had a beating heart and showed no signs of releasing its life energy.

“Well, maybe this is convenient for bleeding it out? Stringing up a monster this massive to bleed it out would’ve been a nightmare.”

Never forgetting the spirit of catch-and-eat, I prepared to make use of this unexpected prey. Crocodile meat is edible, and this one looked like it’d provide a hearty meal.

Climbing down from the giant crocodile, I raised a sharp rock salt blade toward its neck.

“You gave me quite a scare, but I’ll make sure to eat you thoroughly, so don’t worry. After all, you tried to eat me first—it’s only fair. Now then… Consider it an honor to fall in battle against me and offer your all. Skill [Plunder], activate!!”

With the [Plunder] skill, I delivered a finishing blow—or more accurately, a bleeding strike.

I immediately followed up with a strike to sever the thick blood vessels near its hind legs, causing dark red blood to gush out in torrents, filling the air with a metallic scent.

“Oh, Red Slime? You’re welcome to drink it. Fortunately, there’s no one nearby to see.”

The Red Slime, tempted by the flowing blood, began eagerly consuming it.

Thanks to the giant crocodile’s wild rampage, we’d ended up nearly a kilometer away from where we started. The police officers and public health staff who’d been watching were now far off in the distance.

As the Red Slime latched onto the giant crocodile’s neck and voraciously sucked blood, the bleeding process progressed efficiently. Of course, the now-bloated Red Slime would need to be turned into a card later.

At last, the giant crocodile succumbed to massive blood loss, and golden light—the manifestation of life energy—emerged from its body.

“Hm… For its size, it wasn’t much. More like an ace-class monster than a boss.”

Still, the life energy it emitted was comparable to a near-boss-class creature, so I checked my stats and saw that my level had risen for the first time in a while.

Current | Previous

Level: 17 | 16

Species: Human?

Occupation: Teacher

Stats:

Strength: 559 | 479

Endurance: 564 | 485

Intelligence: 573 | 513

Spirit: 602 | 521

Agility: 536 | 455

Luck: 632 | 555

Bitterness: 280 | 282

Blessings:

[Salt Spirit] Kiyomitsu, [Small Fairy Queen] Sachimiyori, [Red Viscous Creature] Quasi-Kiyomitsu, [Spatial Monkey] Familiar, [Martial Frog] Familiar, [Great Slug] Familiar

Skills:

[Strong Acid 2], [Agility2], [Disease Resistance]7 ], [Plunder], [Mucus 7], [Space 6], [Good Luck 1.4 ], [Footwork], [Meditation], [Salt 5], [Crafting], [Maggot 2], [Woman], [Martial Arts 6], [Paralysis 4], [Jump 9], [Sturdy 8], [Charm]

Titles:

[Bug King], [Salt Mate], [Salty Guy], [Bug Queen], [Lady Killer], [Bug Friends]

(Hmm, it’s not solely the life energy of this creature, but the increase in my stats after such a prolonged battle is impressive—about +80 across the board.)

Thanks to this, it seems I’ve replenished the life energy I spent on the monkeys.

Moreover, the salt creatures must’ve grown stronger as well, meaning yet another major boost in strength. While I’ve occasionally been weakened, the Pixie Queens remain untouched, so they’re likely stronger than me now.

Well, having strong allies is always reassuring.

“Oh? What’s this?”

The Red Slime handed me something—it was a skill orb.

Perhaps my capacity for skills was maxed out, so instead of directly acquiring it, it became a skill orb instead?

As I pondered, a police car descended the embankment, heading toward us.

I guess they waited until it was safe to check on the situation. Well, whatever. Since the giant crab I’d prepared as bait had lured the giant crocodile, I decided to pull the crab from my spatial storage and toss it into the crocodile’s mouth for good measure.

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